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How Saddam Hussein Gave Us ISIS

Posted December 23rd, 2015 at 2:59 pm (UTC-5)
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Whom should we blame for the Islamic State? In the debate about its origins, many have concluded that it arose from the American-led coalition’s errors after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In fact, the groundwork for the emergence of the militant jihadist group was laid many years earlier by the government of Saddam Hussein.